Eyeglass-case.



' J. CURRIN. EYEGLASS CASE. APPLICATION FILED MAE.27, 1912.

Patented Dec.= 2, 1913.

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JOHN CUBRIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed March 27, 1912. Serial No. 6865-369.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHu CURnIN, of New York, in the county of New York, and in the State ofNew York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in EyeglassCases, and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact de-' scription, thereof.

eye-glass cases, and more particularly to the interior construction of such a case, the purpose of which is to prevent eye-glasses carried within the case, from being broken when the case is dropped upon the fioor or other hard object.

It has been frequently found in the past that eye-glasses are ofttimes sufliciently fragile to be broken even within the eye glass case of the usual type when the case and glasses are dropped a short dlstance upon some hard object, and it is my purpose to avoid this disadvantage of eye-glass cases now in use.

The eye-glass case which is constructed in accordance with my invention, comprises in general, a case which is provided upon its interior with a spring-means or padding,

and means for maintaining the lenses of the eye-glasses in such a position thatthey will not have any free play relative to the eyeglass case and so that any shocks which are received by the eye-glass case will not be transmitted to the lenses. p

I have shown certain embodiments of my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which:

' Figure 1 represents a plan view of an eyeglass case shown in the open position; Fig.

2, is a crosssection ofthe lid of the casecloth cover to fit over.

' My invention refers to an improvement in' 'lhe lid 2 carries a opposite a similarpair of cloth covered springs 4 located on the body of the case. Each of these springs 3 and 4 is a conically shaped spiral spring having at its apex a body 4 to make a round surface for the When a pair of eye-glasses is inserted in the case and the case closed, the lenses fall directly between the springs 3 and 4,

so that as a consequence, when the case is closed, the lenses of the eye-glasses 5 are yieldingly supported in the center of the eye-glass case.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I have shown another modification of my invention in which 6 represents a fiat spring having a central narrow portion 7 attached to the center of the body 1' by means of a screw or rivet 8 and having also a pair of wings 9 which are rounded and bent upwardly as shown in Fig. 4 beneath a cloth cover similar to that shown in Fig. 2 to present a roundedsurface to the lenses of the eye-glass, as in the modi fication already described. Each of the wings 9 is provided with a circular opening 10 at its center so as not to bring a pointed surface opposite the lenses .of theeye-glass. Lid 2 is provided with a similar fiat spring 11 having wings 12 similar in every way to the wings 9 already described. This modification of my invention operates substantially in the same manner as the modification shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

When an eye-glass case constructed in accordance with my inven [and containing a pair of eye-glassesv happens .to fall upon a hard object, the lenses are not'brought into contact with any of the hard portions of the eye-glass case and the shocks which may be received by the case itself are not transmitted to the lenses. In this manner, the eyeglasses may be eflectually preserved against breakage when the eye-glass case is accidentally dropped.

While I have described certain embodiments of my invention above in detail, I wish it to be understood that many changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention.

. I claim:

1. In a device of the character described,

, the combination of a case and means for having a rounded body located between the supporting eye-glasses therein, comprising a spring and its cover. 10 covered spring having a rounded body locat- In testimony that I claim the foregoing ed between the spring and its cover. I have hereunto set my hand.

2. In a device of the character described, JOHN CURRIN. the combination of a case and means for supporting eye-glasses therein, comprising opposed covered springs, each of said springs "Witnesses:

JOHN H. HARTUNG, CHAs. E. WEBE fiopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner Washington, D. 0." 

